Software Engineer (Audio) - Creative Innovation

General Information

Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Role ID

213735

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

CT - Creative Innovation

Work Model

Hybrid

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Central Technology is the force multiplier, accelerating creative opportunity and progress at EA. We’re a world-class community of technologists, innovators, strategists, and orchestrators transforming interactive entertainment. Together, we power the platforms, AI-driven tools, live services, and infrastructure that ensure global scale, secure player experiences, and unlock bold new possibilities.

Creative Innovation sits at the intersection of emerging technology, creative craft, and game-making — developing the tools, partnerships, and breakthroughs that help EA's studios create more ambitiously. We innovate alongside game teams, pushing the boundaries of what's possible, and our work reaches players through the world's most beloved games.

The Challenge Ahead

As a Software Developer on Creative Innovation's Audio team, you will contribute to a large-scale AI-enabled audio initiative focused on evaluation and workflow integration across EA. You will build tools and systems that connect audio expertise with modern technologies, helping teams adopt improved workflows.

Daily, you will…

Design and implement audio tools, pipelines, and workflows that integrate AI capabilities, improving iteration speed and usability for audio artists

Develop systems to evaluate audio model outputs, helping define quality standards and identify improvements

Contribute to data workflows, including annotation and dataset curation

Partner with audio engineers, technical artists, and other partners to align technical solutions with creative goals

Report to a Senior Development Director

You are / you have …

5+ years of software engineering experience, including audio pipelines, data workflows, or related tooling

Experience building solutions in Python, C#, C++, or TypeScript

Experience integrating with back-end systems through REST, gRPC, SDKs, or AI services

Experience building automated workflows spanning local applications, AI models, and cloud services

Experience with AI workflows, including model evaluation, data annotation, or dataset curation

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience

Bonus if you have …

Experience with AI/ML Ops, model orchestration, prompt engineering, or local inference systems

Familiarity with audio analysis, signal processing, or audio quality evaluation

Experience building internal tools with WPF

Web development experience with TypeScript/JavaScript and REST/gRPC integrations

Experience with CI/CD and version control tools such as Jenkins and GitLab

Familiarity with audio engines, middleware, or game engine architectures

Proficiency in C# or C++ and desktop frameworks for production-quality tools

Pay Transparency - North America

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) $122,300 - $170,700 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.